Update July 1, 2013: Gov. John Kitzhaber has now signed S.B. 835. Animal Law Coalition has been fighting to end this cruel fringe rodeo event. The event has rodeo cowboys roping the front legs of horses bringing them crashing to the ground. Tripped horses often suffer serious injuries, from broken bones to spinal damage, sometimes dying as a result. Those who survive are usually so psychologically traumatized that they cannot even look at a rope without becoming terrified. Oregon joins 11 other states in banning rodeo horse tripping. [Read more...]